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Simon Marsden : Castle 'Dracula'

On the centennial of the death of Bram Stoker

and in tribute to the recent passing of Simon Marsden.

R.I.P.

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Bran Castle, Transylvania, Romania

The ruins of Vlad Dracul's Palace, Tirgoviste, Romania (MA-RO-010)

The ruins of Vlad Dracul's Palace, Tirgoviste, Romania

The Watchtower, Vlad Dracul's Palace, Tirgoviste, Romania (MA-RO-011)

The Watchtower, Vlad Dracul's Palace, Tirgoviste, Romania

The Chapel, Bontida Castle, Cluj-Napoca, Transylvania, Romania (MA-RO-051)

The Chapel, Bontida Castle, Cluj-Napoca, Transylvania, Romania

Graveyard, Village in The Carpathian Mountains, Romania (MA-RO-073)

Graveyard, Village in The Carpathian Mountains, Romania

Baroque Statue, Cluj-Napoca, Transylvania, Romania (MA-RO-898)

Baroque Statue, Cluj-Napoca, Transylvania, Romania

Vlad Dracul's Private Chapel, Tirgoviste, Romania (MA-RO-002)

Vlad Dracul's Private Chapel, Tirgoviste, Romania

Corvin Castle, Hunedoara, Transylvania, Romania (MA-C-585)

Corvin Castle, Hunedoara, Transylvania, Romania

Interior, Bontida Castle, Transylvania, Romania (MA-RO-048)

Interior, Bontida Castle, Transylvania, Romania

Roadside Shrine, entrance to the Carpathian Mountains, Romania (MA-RO-088)

Roadside Shrine, entrance to the Carpathian Mountains, Romania

Vlad Dracul's Grave, Snagov Monastery, Wallachia, Romania (MA-RO-092)

Vlad Dracul's Grave, Snagov Monastery, Wallachia, Romania

Bust of Vlad Dracul, Tirgoviste, Romania (MA-RO-030)

Bust of Vlad Dracul, Tirgoviste, Romania

All Images © The Marsden Archive / Simon Marsden 

http://www.marsdenarchive.com/

Simon Marsden Talks Vampires: The Twilight World, Photographing Spooky Places, and More!

Interview with Simon Marsden

http://www.dreadcentral.com/news/48474/simon-marsden-talks-vampires-twilight-world-photographing-spooky-places-and-more

Vampires: The Twilight World

http://www.simonmarsden.co.uk/books-TwilightWorld-Cover.htm

 

'The Vampire lives on, and cannot die by the mere passing of time' Dracula, Bram Stoker


Visions of Dracula: Various Artists

On the centennial anniversary of the death of Bram Stoker 

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Dracula 5

Dracula 3

© Harry Borgman http://harryborgmanart.blogspot.co.uk/

© Russ Heath

© Tony Harris

© Gene Colan 

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© Abigail Rorer http://www.foliosociety.com/bookcat/335/DRC/dracula

© Vania Zouravliov

Wilfried Satty

Bram Stoker (1847 -1912) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bram_Stoker

From The Vaults of The Victorian Vampire Society

A selection of Images from the online gallery of The Victorian Vampire Society UK.

To see many many more go to ~

 https://www.facebook.com/pages/Victorian-Vampire-Society-UK/101335036594975

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Raphael Kirchner

Federico Castellon 

Léon Joseph Florentin Bonnat

Felicien Rops

Ioana Jester

Ambroise Frédeau

August Friedrich Albrecht Schenck

August Bromse

Ernst Fuchs

Julius Klinger

Austin Osman Spare

Sunamori

Julien Adolphe Duvocelle

František Koblíha

All Images © their respective creating artists as named beneath the image.

Shared with Thanks from The Victorian Vampire Society UK

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Victorian-Vampire-Society-UK/101335036594975


http://soundcloud.com/victorian-vampire-society/memento-mori-victorian-vampire

Visions of the Undead II: Various Artists

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Edvard Munch (1863 -1944)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edvard_Munch

Anthony Francisco 

http://www.anthonyfrancisco.net/

1) Eliza Gauger 2) Gadamet ? 3) Alexandre Tuis http://a.tuis.free.fr/

1) Koshii  http://koshii.deviantart.com/ 2+3) Kurt Komoda http://www.agonyagogo.com/portfolio/komodaillus.html

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Philip Burne-Jones (1861 - 1926)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philip_Burne-Jones

 

Visions of the Undead I : Various Artists